…FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST
SOUTH DAKOTA…SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA…AND FAR NORTHWEST IOWA…
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from 11 AM to 10 PM CDT Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch Sunday is
no longer in effect. Another Fire Weather Watch has also been
issued. This Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity
is in effect from Monday afternoon through Monday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA…In Iowa, Lyon, Osceola and Sioux. In
Minnesota, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Cottonwood, Nobles, Jackson,
Pipestone and Rock. In South Dakota, Beadle, Kingsbury,
Brookings, Gregory, Jerauld, Sanborn, Miner, Lake, Moody,
Brule, Aurora, Davison, Hanson, McCook, Minnehaha, Charles
Mix, Douglas, Hutchinson, Turner, Lincoln, Bon Homme, Yankton,
Clay and Union.
* WINDS…South 20 to 30 mph with gusts 35 to 45 mph, strongest
west of U.S. Highway 81 toward central South Dakota.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 15 percent.
* IMPACTS…Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.